jacurutu

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• jucurutu

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi îakurutu.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒa.ku.ɾuˈtu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɐ.ku.ɾuˈtu/

• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: ja‧cu‧ru‧tu

Noun

jacurutu m (plural jacurutus)(Brazil)

1. South American great horned owl (Bubo virginianus nacurutu)
2. (broadly) great horned owl (any subspecies of Bubo virginianus)